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Emotional Affairs

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Discussions about infidelity in the philosophy of love typically emphasize sexual transgressions, often neglecting emotional infidelity. In this article, I provide a conceptual analysis of emotional affairs. In my view, emotional affairs are defined as extrarelational connections that (a) take on a pattern of intimacy that mirrors the intimacy
Justin Clardy
wiley   +1 more source

Myths of romantic love and self-esteem in adolescents

INFAD, 2019
The myths of romantic love are socially constructed upon irrational beliefs about the nature of love, which stipulates what “true love” is, which the desirable characteristics are in a future partner, the importance of love, future expectations and the ...
M. Bisquert-Bover, C. Giménez-García, B. Gil-Juliá, N. Martínez-Gómez, M. D. Gil-Llario   +4 more
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Why Fun Aunties Matter: A Modest Account

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I offer a child‐centred account of the value of company‐keeping relationships between children and adults. These are relationships enjoyed by a child and an adult who is neither a mere acquaintance nor integrally involved in that child's care or upbringing.
Lesley Jamieson
wiley   +1 more source

Intense, Passionate Romantic Love: A natural addiction? How the fields that investigate romance and substance abuse can inform each other

Frontiers in Psychology, 2016
Individuals in the early stage of intense romantic love show many symptoms of substance and non-substance or behavioral addictions, including euphoria, craving, tolerance, emotional and physical dependence, withdrawal and relapse.
Helen eFisher, Xiaomeng eXu, Arthur eAron, Lucy L. Brown   +3 more
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Love and Cause: When Is Biomedically Enhanced Love Desirable?

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is a philosophical debate about whether the use of biomedical enhancements to promote or sustain love in romantic relationships is compatible with the desirability of such love. We argue that enhancements are problematic in this respect only if they substantially replace the causal role of the beloved's identity in generating the lover's
Elzė Sigutė Mikalonytė, Julian Savulescu, Brian D. Earp   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Autistic Young Adults' Perceptions and Experiences of Traumatic and Stressful Events

Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 445-461, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives The aim of this study was to explore how young autistic adults experience and respond to stressful life events, and the relationship between autistic characteristics and symptoms of stress associated with these events. Methods Using an exploratory sequential mixed‐methods approach, an online qualitative survey was first administered
Alliyza Lim, Robyn L. Young
wiley   +1 more source

Using Virtual Reality Social Environments to Promote Outcomes' Generalization of AVATAR Therapy for Distressing Voices: A Case Study

Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 81, Issue 6, Page 516-525, June 2025.
ABSTRACT AVATAR therapy (AT) works by facilitating a ‘face‐to‐face’ dialog between the person and a digital representation (avatar) of their persecutory voice. Although there is cumulative evidence of this way of working with voices, enhancing the therapeutic focus on improved confidence and a sense of control of the voices in social situations ...
Mar Rus‐Calafell, Nils Ehrbar, Tobias Teismann, Silvia Schneider, Ekincan Tas, Simon Schuster, Clementine Edwards, Mark Huckvale, Thomas Craig, Philippa Garety, Thomas Ward   +10 more
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Love-related changes in the brain: A resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015
Romantic love is a motivational state associated with a desire to enter or maintain a close relationship with a specific other person. Studies with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have found activation increases in brain regions involved in ...
Hongwen eSong, Zhiling eZou, Juan eKou, Yang eLiu, LiZhuang eYang, Anna ezilverstand, Federicod’Oleire eUquillas, Xiaochu eZhang, Xiaochu eZhang, Xiaochu eZhang   +9 more
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Ambivalence at the Helm: How the Positive Effect of Ambivalence to Lead on Leader Integrative Complexity Affects Leaders' Effectiveness

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study the phenomenon of ambivalence to lead, characterized as leaders' experience of mixed feelings (positive and negative) toward their leadership position. We do so by integrating the beneficial role of dualities with the affect‐as‐information theory.
Liat Eldor
wiley   +1 more source

Are All “Good” Employees Susceptible to Moral Biases? Exceptional (Versus Intermediate) Moral Character Shapes Resilience to Daily “DIAMONDS” Situations That Trigger Moral Disengagement

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The non‐rationalist view of morality holds that all employees—including “good” apples—are liable to do bad because they are susceptible to moral biases in everyday situational encounters. In contrast, the rationalist or trait view suggests that employees with strong moral character should be resilient against moral biases across situations and
Babatunde Ogunfowora, Varun Sharma, Mohammad Khalilinejad, Kimberly Weston Moore   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source